adaptation
/ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/
n.
一句话记住
适应;适应性变化;改编;改编作品
释义与例句
n.
适应;适应性变化
the process or result of changing to suit a new situation or environment
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Adaptation to climate change requires long-term planning.
适应气候变化需要长期规划。
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Moving to a different country involved a period of adaptation.
移居另一个国家需要一段适应期。
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The thick fur is an adaptation to the animal's cold habitat.
厚厚的皮毛是这种动物对寒冷栖息地的适应性特征。
n.
改编;改编作品
a film, play, or programme based on a book or another work, or the act of adapting it
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The television adaptation remains faithful to the original novel.
这部电视改编作品忠实于原著小说。
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She wrote a stage adaptation of her best-selling memoir.
她把自己的畅销回忆录改编成了舞台剧。
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The film adaptation omits several minor characters.
电影改编版删去了几个次要人物。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
adaptation 来自 adapt,指“适应或改编”;adoption 才是“采用、收养”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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adapt 适应;调整;改编adaptation 对应的动词,常用 adapt to a situation 或 adapt a novel for television。
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adaptable 能适应的;可改编的可形容人容易适应变化,也可形容事物能够被调整或改编。
同义词
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adjustment 调整;适应adjustment 常指较小的改动或短期适应;adaptation 可指更深、更系统的适应过程,也可表示文学作品的改编。A small adjustment to the seat made the ride more comfortable. 对座椅稍作调整后,乘坐更舒适了。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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adoption 采用;收养adaptation 是“适应、改编”;adoption 是“采用新方法”或“收养孩子”,拼写相近但意义不同。The adoption of digital records reduced paperwork. 采用电子档案减少了文书工作。
常见搭配
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adaptation to 对……的适应Successful adaptation to university life takes patience. 顺利适应大学生活需要耐心。
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film adaptation 电影改编版The film adaptation attracted a new generation of readers to the book. 电影改编版吸引新一代读者阅读这本书。
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adaptation of a novel 小说改编作品Her adaptation of the novel was written for radio. 她改编的这部小说版本是为广播创作的。